Samsung Electronics’ operating profit jumps 933% in first quarter, beats expectations

Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy S24 smartphones during a media preview event in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Samsung, the world’s most prolific smartphone maker, is leaning into artificial intelligence as the key to unlocking greater sales this year. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung … Read more

Intel dominated U.S. chip industry. Now struggling to stay relevant

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks while showing silicon wafers during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Seth Wenig | AP Intel’s long-awaited turnaround looks farther away than ever after the company reported dismal first-quarter earnings. Investors pushed the stock down 10% on Friday to their lowest level of the … Read more

TSMC Q1 2024 earnings on strong AI chip demand

A logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is seen during the TSMC global RnD Center opening ceremony in Hsinchu on July 28, 2023. (Photo by Amber Wang / AFP) Amber Wang | Afp | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday beat revenue and profit expectations in the first quarter, thanks to continued … Read more

Jim Cramer’s quick takes on JPMorgan, Tesla, TSMC, Take-Two and Fastly

Jim Cramer’s daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. JPMorgan : CEO Jamie Dimon’s annual letter to shareholders is out. He thinks artificial intelligence can be as revolutionary as the printing press, steam engine, electricity, computing, and the internet. He also sees a broad range of interest … Read more

TSMC posts fastest monthly revenue growth since 2022 on AI chip boom

TSMC displayed on a phone screen and microchip and are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on July 19, 2023 Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), posted a surge in monthly revenue in March, as it cashed in on a continuing artificial intelligence boom powered by … Read more

TSMC set to receive up to $6.6 billion in funding for Arizona plants

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo testifies during the House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing titled “Chips on the Table: A one year review of the CHIPS and Science Act,” in the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images TSMC‘s Arizona subsidiary is … Read more

No force can stop the pace of China’s tech advance

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – MARCH 23:Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte meets with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping at the Catshuis March 23, 2014 in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo by Valerie Kuypers-Pool/Getty Images Valerie Kuypers-Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s technological progress cannot be stopped, Chinese President Xi … Read more

Climate change could push chip prices higher. Here’s how

Close-up gloved hands holding detail microchip Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty Images Semiconductor firms such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company are at risk of water shortages as processing technology advances, S&P Global Ratings said in a report. Semiconductor chips are found in everyday consumer devices from smartphones to TVs. TSMC is the world’s … Read more

AI and semiconductor stocks surge after Nvidia’s earnings beat

A microchip and the Nvidia logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this photo taken in Krakow, Poland, on April 10, 2023. Nurphoto | Getty Images Artificial intelligence and semiconductor chip stocks rallied Thursday after U.S. chip design firm Nvidia beat Wall Street’s expectations for fourth-quarter earnings and revenue on Wednesday and projected … Read more

TSMC shares hit record high after Morgan Stanley upgrades Nvidia

TSMC displayed on a phone screen and microchip and are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on July 19, 2023 Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reached an all-time high on Thursday after Morgan Stanley lifted the price target on chip designer Nvidia, citing a … Read more